Mine is GREEN. So what I do is make sure that if I eat a meal that I always have my
favorite color added to my plate. Foods like kale, that’s my all-time favorite.
It’s
rich in several minerals and vitamins, which include iron, calcium, vitamins A,
C and K. It is also a high density food and
is delicious; I either eat it raw or cooked. Other vegetables, I may eat is
broccoli, cabbage, collards, romaine lettuce, or spinach. All are good sources fiber,
stacked with vitamins and minerals needed in your day to function; they also
have protein and carbohydrates nutrients in them as well.

Maybe your favorite color
is RED. Well 1st on the list would probably be
tomatoes, because it is the top source of Vitamin A and C. It also contains a
significant amount of dietary fiber, beta-carotene, iron, lycopene; magnesium,
niacin, potassium, phosphorus, riboflavin and thiamine just to name a few. J Beets are high in iron and oxygenates red blood
cells. Red cabbage, red onion and red peppers also provide a pack full of
nutrients like they are high in Dietary Fiber, have Vitamin A, C, E, K, B6;
Potassium, Manganese, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Foliate, Pantothenic Acid
and Magnesium.

How about YELLOW or ORANGEas a favorite color? A lot of times we overlook the delicious bright and earthy
colored vegetables. Yellow squash is a favorite of mine. It’s sweet and full of
vitamin A, C, D, E, K and minerals like calcium, potassium and magnesium. Then
there’s the yellow pepper, carrots, corn (which is a grain but is sometimes
considered a vegetable). Then we have Butter Nut Squash, wonderful addition to
the fall seasons. Yams or Sweet potatoes are also a delicious sweet vegetable
to colorize your plate. All of which carry countless vitamins, minerals,
carbohydrate and protein properties.

So as you see there are
plenty of colorful vegetables that you can add to your carbohydrate and protein
dish. Adding vegetables to your plate will increase the nutritional value of
your meal, increase the health benefits to your body as well as make your plate aesthetically appetizing.

WHAT SHOULD YOUR
PLATE LOOK LIKE?

COLORFUL

As I said before life is
colorful. So the rule is “Your Plate Should Be Colorful” as well. You should
have a 3 course plate that consists of: A Protein! A Carbohydrate! And A
Vegetable! Even if you have a 1 course dish it should be colorful and contain:

A PROTEIN! A CARBOHYDRATE! A VEGETABLE!

The design should never change, this
way you cover all the important components needed to achieve proper daily food
intake. For those that say “WAAA! L I don’t like cabbage” It’s ok. You don’t have to eat
cabbage – eat cauliflower instead, try kale or some other leafy greens. Or better
yet, cook the cabbage sweeten it up with a natural sugar like molasses, honey, stevia
or agave; cook it with a different blend of herbs/seasons or maybe add it to a
blend of other veggies to hide it like in a stew or soup.

We are a nation of
nutritionally deficient people. Some of us were brought up on a processed, high
calorie, lifeless, nutritionally deprived diet. The last thing on our “Priority
List” is the correct foods to put in our bodies. We have been programmed with
the mentality that less is more. Now, we all know that we cannot get a
nutritious meal for $1. What you will get is added weight, irregular blood
levels, mood swings, headaches, acne, irregular cravings, constipation… and so
on & so on.

We need to Re-Educate Ourselves
on what a proper diet consist of. We need learn to incorporate a variety of
different foods into our daily regimen that stimulate our mind, body and spirit.
A lot of times we fear the unknown; but when it comes to your nutritional needs
this fear could be the unknown killer of your health.

So next time you make dinner arrangements
be mindful of what is on your plate. Bland, colorless, deficient foods or
delicious and nutritious colorful food!

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